Istanbul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$689
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
68
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
15.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 155% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4562nd and 8643rd ($1305 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 925th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Zhengzhou

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Istanbul Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556